Staff reviewers of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have raised questions about the safety of AstraZeneca Plc’s gout…
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Lilly diabetes drug slashes deaths 32 percent in heart-risk patients
Eli Lilly and Co’s new Jardiance pill slashed deaths by 32 percent in a study of 7,000 patients with type…
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Nonprofit finds new cholesterol drugs far too costly
An independent nonprofit organization that evaluates clinical and cost effectiveness of new medicines said announced prices for a just-approved class…
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Overuse of nursing home antibiotics may put all residents at risk
Some nursing home facilities prescribe antibiotics more often than others, which is tied to increased health risks, even for residents…
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Study shows drug combination can treat bipolar depression
NeuroRx Inc said initial results of a small study show a combination of several drugs can reduce symptoms of depression…
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New wave of drugs poised to shake up glaucoma treatment
For the first time in 20 years, patients suffering from the eye disease glaucoma may soon have new treatments as…
Read MoreFDA approves Pfizer’s high profile breast cancer drug
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Pfizer Inc’s Ibrance, a potential new standard of care for advanced…
Read MoreBrain ‘folds’ may predict if drugs will help psychosis
The extent of “folds” on the outer layer of the brain could give doctors a clue as to how well…
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Necrotizing fasciitis: New treatment discovered for deadly flesh-eating disease
In January 2012, Lori Madsen, then 51, was walking through a parking lot, when she fell and skinned her arm.…
Read MoreHPV vaccine for boys has ‘good start’ in first year
When the HPV vaccine was first recommended for boys, health officials worried it would be an unusually hard sell. But…
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